Roth Capital Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Permian Resources

Key Points

• Roth Capital has downgraded its earnings forecast for Permian Resources, predicting Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 per share, down from $0.28.
• Permian Resources recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15, yielding 4.9% annually, with a payout ratio of 38.96%.
• Despite the earnings downgrade, the stock has maintained an average rating of "Buy" with institutional investors owning 91.84% of the shares.

Permian Resources Corporation (NYSE:PR - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Permian Resources in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Permian Resources' current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Permian Resources' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on PR. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Permian Resources in a research note on Monday, August 25th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. TD Cowen raised shares of Permian Resources to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Permian Resources from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Permian Resources from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on shares of Permian Resources from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $19.00.

Permian Resources Trading Down 0.4%

PR stock opened at $12.30 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.84 billion, a PE ratio of 7.99 and a beta of 1.32. Permian Resources has a one year low of $10.01 and a one year high of $16.33. The company's 50 day moving average price is $13.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.27. Permian Resources had a net margin of 22.41% and a return on equity of 10.91%. The business had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. Permian Resources's revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Permian Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 16th. Permian Resources's payout ratio is presently 38.96%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Permian Resources

In related news, EVP John Charles Bell sold 4,743 shares of Permian Resources stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.21, for a total value of $67,398.03. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 107,569 shares in the company, valued at $1,528,555.49. The trade was a 4.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Robert Regan Shannon sold 4,742 shares of Permian Resources stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.22, for a total transaction of $67,431.24. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 91,805 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,305,467.10. This trade represents a 4.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 6.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Permian Resources

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Permian Resources by 86.8% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 23,963,307 shares of the company's stock valued at $326,380,000 after acquiring an additional 11,133,354 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Permian Resources by 19.4% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 14,099,726 shares of the company's stock valued at $195,276,000 after buying an additional 2,286,363 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Permian Resources during the 1st quarter valued at $175,525,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Permian Resources by 20.3% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 11,043,274 shares of the company's stock valued at $150,409,000 after buying an additional 1,863,632 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners bought a new stake in shares of Permian Resources during the 2nd quarter valued at $134,119,000. Institutional investors own 91.84% of the company's stock.

About Permian Resources

Permian Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the development of crude oil and related liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the United States. The company's assets primarily focus on the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin. Its properties consist of acreage blocks in West Texas, Eddy County, Lea County, and New Mexico.

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